Misc. words going in here include compound words
jibber jabber malarky
A
- amok
Amok, or running amok, is derived from the Malay word mengamok, which means to make a furious and desperate charge. Captain Cook is credited with making the first outside observations and recordings of amok in the Malay tribesmen in 1770 during his around-the-world voyage.
- AWOL (away without leave)
B
backdrop
back-peddle
behemoth
benchmark
blacklisted
blackmark
blackout
blacksheep
bloodsports
boatloads
bona fide
boychik yiddish
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careworn
D
deadringer
downstream: it all falls downstream from a poor diet
G
grab-bag: a grab-bag of illnesses
K
karmic
H
headstrong
hellhole
hellwards
histrionic
M
memory-holed
N
nab
S
second-guess
else
bric-a-brac
doohickey
doodad
thingamajig
whatchamacallit